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Committee reviews proposal to raise used‑oil fee to stabilize recycling fund
Summary
The Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee heard from the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control on a proposal to raise Utah's statutory used‑oil fee (currently 4¢ per quart at first sale) to 7–8¢ to restore the program fund and sustain collection and grants.
The Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee on Sept. (date not specified) heard a proposal to raise the statutory used‑oil fee to restore a nearly depleted recycling fund. Doug Hansen, director of the Division of Waste Management and Radiation Control, told the committee the fee was set at 4¢ per quart in the 1990s and “that fee has not changed since 1994.”
The fee supports a program that regulates collection centers, transporters and transfer facilities, issues permits and grants, and pays staff to inspect and run outreach.…
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